Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

No sooner had Evan taken a few steps away from his last meeting, his phone buzzed in his pocket. It was Elijah.

Whatever Elijah said caused Evan to furrow his brows, nodding slightly, "Alright, I'll follow your lead. I won't make a move until you're done!"

...

At the halfway point up the hill, nestled among lush greenery, sat Gideon's luxurious villa.

Gideon was still basking in a sense of triumph.

With the contract signed, the crisis looming over him seemed to have been completely averted.

Now, with Alpha's backing, taking down Tarquin would be a piece of cake. His plan was simple: use Alpha's power to crush Tarquin, then, once he'd regained his strength, find a way to topple Alpha himself.

He dreamed of devouring the assets of both Tarquin and Alpha, becoming the wealthiest person in the world. Who would dare challenge him then? He envisioned owning a lion's share of the economy, standing at the pinnacle, looking down on everyone with disdain.

People would only speak of Gideon with envy and admiration.

Lost in his dreams of grandeur, an eerie chill swept through the room, followed by a shadow flitting past the window.

"Who's there?!"

The wind was the only response, leaving Gideon puzzled and staring outside. Just as he was about to dismiss it as a trick of the light, a sinister voice broke the silence,

"Gideon, for the suffering you've caused and the souls you've oppressed, your end is near..."

skipped a beat, his expression turning to one of

That was Elizabeth's voice!

"Who's playing these tricks?!"

courage, he wheeled himself closer to the window. As

as death, her eyes piercing him like knives. Her voice was a cold

your many sins have sealed your fate. Your end

eyes widened in sheer terror, instinctively backing away several

there, repeating,

the window, Gideon screamed at

study door burst

at

finish, the person who entered made his eyes nearly pop out of

wasn't a person; it was

she had been on the day of her demise, her eyes bleeding, blood flowing from her nose and mouth, her clothes

seemed to come from the depths of

my life, the lives of my

was so terrified that he

"Ghosts! Ghosts, somebody help!"

not living souls,

Phineas was there!

brothers

Keith himself was there!